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Alex Kalinauckas
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Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.  

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line. 

Latest articles by Alex Kalinauckas

Why Britain’s role in Formula 1 endured a troubled start

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Why Britain’s role in Formula 1 endured a troubled start

Why Bottas believes his F1 reserve driver role is the fastest route back to a race seat

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Why Bottas believes his F1 reserve driver role is the fastest route back to a race seat

Why Norris is now ready for his final exam

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Why Norris is now ready for his final exam

The key advantage for Bottas vs Perez in the 2026 F1 return race

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The key advantage for Bottas vs Perez in the 2026 F1 return race

Why Ferrari's management is under pressure after its bad start to F1 2025, not Hamilton or Leclerc

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Why Ferrari's management is under pressure after its bad start to F1 2025, not Hamilton or Leclerc

Why Red Bull can’t solve its second F1 car problem with a simple paint job

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Japanese GP
Why Red Bull can’t solve its second F1 car problem with a simple paint job

Hirakawa replaces Doohan at Alpine for Japanese GP FP1 outing

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Hirakawa replaces Doohan at Alpine for Japanese GP FP1 outing

How Alonso and Bortoleto can be F1 rivals in a unique driver management deal

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How Alonso and Bortoleto can be F1 rivals in a unique driver management deal

How Antonelli earned 'driver of the day' status in Chinese GP

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How Antonelli earned 'driver of the day' status in Chinese GP

Could Norris have won Piastri's Chinese GP without McLaren's late brake issue?

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Could Norris have won Piastri's Chinese GP without McLaren's late brake issue?

McLaren F1 car quirks are "more of a penalty" for Norris

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McLaren F1 car quirks are "more of a penalty" for Norris

Why Piastri was unbeatable even without "hairpin of my life" in claiming China GP pole

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Why Piastri was unbeatable even without "hairpin of my life" in claiming China GP pole

Explained: The safety system behind the Australian GP on-track recovery vehicle scenes

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Explained: The safety system behind the Australian GP on-track recovery vehicle scenes

Trackside view: Hamilton has China sprint pole, but Ferrari still struggling most of leading teams

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Trackside view: Hamilton has China sprint pole, but Ferrari still struggling most of leading teams

Mind games or accepting a tough reality? What's behind Russell's McLaren most dominant claims

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Mind games or accepting a tough reality? What's behind Russell's McLaren most dominant claims

How Australian GP proved McLaren's progress on critical strategy calls

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How Australian GP proved McLaren's progress on critical strategy calls

Does McLaren's Melbourne team order set the bar for a Norris/Piastri F1 title fight?

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Does McLaren's Melbourne team order set the bar for a Norris/Piastri F1 title fight?

How the Australian GP proved a good relationship between race engineer and F1 driver is crucial

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How the Australian GP proved a good relationship between race engineer and F1 driver is crucial

"Hell of a recovery" – but Piastri's already facing a major deficit in F1 title battle

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"Hell of a recovery" – but Piastri's already facing a major deficit in F1 title battle

Did Red Bull blow its 'Canada' chance to hand Verstappen Norris's Melbourne win?

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Did Red Bull blow its 'Canada' chance to hand Verstappen Norris's Melbourne win?

Norris: McLaren learned from 2024 mistakes for Australian GP victory

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Norris: McLaren learned from 2024 mistakes for Australian GP victory

The strategies to expect in the Australian GP whether it rains or shines

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The strategies to expect in the Australian GP whether it rains or shines

Move over, Leclerc, Antonelli is already F1’s most exciting driver to watch

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Move over, Leclerc, Antonelli is already F1’s most exciting driver to watch

Norris and Piastri free to race in Australian GP around “rules we cannot cross”

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Norris and Piastri free to race in Australian GP around “rules we cannot cross”

F1 Australian GP: Norris beats Piastri to pole, Hamilton eighth for Ferrari

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F1 Australian GP: Norris beats Piastri to pole, Hamilton eighth for Ferrari

F1 Australian GP: Piastri quickest from Russell in FP3 as Bearman crashes again

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F1 Australian GP: Piastri quickest from Russell in FP3 as Bearman crashes again

How Hamilton’s driving style compares to Leclerc as he adapts to Ferrari car

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How Hamilton’s driving style compares to Leclerc as he adapts to Ferrari car

F1 Australian GP: Leclerc leads second practice from McLaren pair, Hamilton fifth

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F1 Australian GP: Leclerc leads second practice from McLaren pair, Hamilton fifth

Vowles explains Williams’ strong start to F1 2025 but admits infrastructure issues

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Vowles explains Williams’ strong start to F1 2025 but admits infrastructure issues

Drilling scandal rocks F2 as six drivers punished

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Drilling scandal rocks F2 as six drivers punished

F1 Australian GP: Norris fastest in FP1 as Bearman crashes

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F1 Australian GP: Norris fastest in FP1 as Bearman crashes

Introducing F1's rookies: Mercedes undertakes a Verstappen-like project with Antonelli

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Introducing F1's rookies: Mercedes undertakes a Verstappen-like project with Antonelli

What's behind Verstappen giving away even less to F1’s media than usual in 2025?

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What's behind Verstappen giving away even less to F1’s media than usual in 2025?

Bortoleto shows his early F1 class again in response to Marko “B driver” jibe

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Bortoleto shows his early F1 class again in response to Marko “B driver” jibe

Introducing F1's rookies: Doohan already fighting for his Alpine future amid Colapinto speculation

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Introducing F1's rookies: Doohan already fighting for his Alpine future amid Colapinto speculation

Domenicali extends F1 CEO contract to the end of 2029

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Domenicali extends F1 CEO contract to the end of 2029

Why the F1 season starting back in Melbourne means advantage McLaren and Ferrari, not Red Bull

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Why the F1 season starting back in Melbourne means advantage McLaren and Ferrari, not Red Bull

Introducing F1's rookies: Bearman and the rise that started the wave of 2025 newcomers

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Introducing F1's rookies: Bearman and the rise that started the wave of 2025 newcomers

Introducing F1's rookies: Alonso and Perez spats will stand half-rookie Lawson well at Red Bull

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Introducing F1's rookies: Alonso and Perez spats will stand half-rookie Lawson well at Red Bull

How the two busiest months of Sainz's career have prepared him for life at Williams

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How the two busiest months of Sainz's career have prepared him for life at Williams

Introducing F1's rookies: Why Hadjar faces the category's second-hardest job

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Introducing F1's rookies: Why Hadjar faces the category's second-hardest job

Introducing F1's rookies: How Bortoleto aims to inspire like a previous Brazilian hero

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Introducing F1's rookies: How Bortoleto aims to inspire like a previous Brazilian hero

The next steps for Cadillac's formally confirmed F1 entry

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The next steps for Cadillac's formally confirmed F1 entry

How Hamilton has changed his Ferrari F1 steering wheel to be like Mercedes’

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How Hamilton has changed his Ferrari F1 steering wheel to be like Mercedes’

Will 2025 really be as exciting as F1 hopes?

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Will 2025 really be as exciting as F1 hopes?

Exclusive: Why the FIA has closed formation lap and damaged car loopholes for F1 2025

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Exclusive: Why the FIA has closed formation lap and damaged car loopholes for F1 2025

Exclusive: F1 stewards panels set to expand at six races in 2025

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Exclusive: F1 stewards panels set to expand at six races in 2025

What Sainz’s early F1 leadership manifesto idea means for his GPDA director stint

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What Sainz’s early F1 leadership manifesto idea means for his GPDA director stint

Ranked: The F1 teams on 2025 pre-season testing form

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Ranked: The F1 teams on 2025 pre-season testing form

What we learned from the final day of F1 Bahrain pre-season testing

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What we learned from the final day of F1 Bahrain pre-season testing

F1 Bahrain 2025 pre-season test: Russell pips Verstappen to go fastest on Day 3

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F1 Bahrain 2025 pre-season test: Russell pips Verstappen to go fastest on Day 3

Hamilton still has “quite a bit to come” in adapting from Mercedes to Ferrari car

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Hamilton still has “quite a bit to come” in adapting from Mercedes to Ferrari car

How McLaren addressed its Bahrain F1 2025 testing niggle in impressive style

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How McLaren addressed its Bahrain F1 2025 testing niggle in impressive style

Mercedes unsure if new car has shed 2024 cold weather “USP”

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Mercedes unsure if new car has shed 2024 cold weather “USP”

Norris: McLaren MCL39 "in same ballpark" as 2024 car, but rear end should improve

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Norris: McLaren MCL39 "in same ballpark" as 2024 car, but rear end should improve

How wet weather in the desert left some teams temporarily stranded at Bahrain testing

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How wet weather in the desert left some teams temporarily stranded at Bahrain testing

How rare Bahrain testing weather is complicating the early F1 2025 pecking order picture

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How rare Bahrain testing weather is complicating the early F1 2025 pecking order picture

Bahrain F1 test back underway after red flag due to power outage

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Bahrain F1 test back underway after red flag due to power outage

Exclusive: Why Haas has returned to larger pitwall for 2025, after $250,000 saving in 2023

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Exclusive: Why Haas has returned to larger pitwall for 2025, after $250,000 saving in 2023

Antonelli: ‘I’m here to write my own story, not replace Hamilton’

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Antonelli: ‘I’m here to write my own story, not replace Hamilton’